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Incredibolt Becomes Preakness Favorite at 4-1

5/14/2026

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Incredibolt Favored

Incredibolt is the favorite for the 2026 Preakness Stakes, the 151st running.
Trainer Riley Mott guided Incredibolt to ninth in the 2026 Kentucky Derby and a Virginia Derby (G3) win.
Incredibolt’s odds moved from 5-1 to 4-1, ahead of Taj Mahal at 21/4.
BetOnline.ag lists Ocelli and Chip Honcho at 23/4, Talkin at 9/1, and a 5/7 prop that a horse will poop before the gates.

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**Preakness Relocates**

2026 Preakness Stakes will run at Laurel Park in Maryland because Pimlico is closed for a $400 million renovation.
Churchill Downs will buy the Preakness for $85 million after 2026, which will feature a $2 million purse.
The race will be televised on CNBC, NBC, Peacock and Telemundo/Universo.
Trainer Cherie DeVaux said Golden Tempo will skip the Preakness to rest and aim for the June 6 Belmont Stakes.

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Taj Mahal Aims

Florida-bred Taj Mahal aims to end the Kentucky-bred drought at the Preakness since California Chrome’s 2014 win.
Iron Honor and Taj Mahal are half-siblings, both by 2016 Derby champion Nyquist.
Trainer Chad Brown and jockey Flavien Prat will ride together for the first time at the Preakness.
Jody Demling has correctly called 11 of the last 21 Preakness winners, including 2023.

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Incredibolt Favored

Incredibolt is the favorite for the 2026 Preakness Stakes, the 151st running.
Trainer Riley Mott guided Incredibolt to ninth in the 2026 Kentucky Derby and a Virginia Derby (G3) win.
Incredibolt’s odds moved from 5-1 to 4-1, ahead of Taj Mahal at 21/4.
BetOnline.ag lists Ocelli and Chip Honcho at 23/4, Talkin at 9/1, and a 5/7 prop that a horse will poop before the gates.

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